Super Dictator

Roar and ask for red tickets and collections, otherwise the old monk will come out to disrupt the situation every day.

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On the land of Northeast China, I don’t know when it started, there were rumors that Rakshasa ghosts were planning to plot in the Northeast, and they were living everywhere, exploring mineral resources, and oppressing and killing many civilians. There were many terrifying rumors, such as the Russians’ The church steals children, digs up organs, sells women, and the like.

In short, the entire Northeast is in panic. A piece of news about a lack of salt in later generations can cause panic buying of salt in many provinces, not to mention this backward and ignorant era, not to mention that the Russians were already active in the Northeast, and they were brutal. The Russians also do bad things.

The rumors began to burn like a prairie fire, and aroused the vigilance of governments across the Northeast.

Haicheng, Dagushan Generation, several Chinese miners are exploring here nervously and with some expectation.

Various small machines drilled in and pulled out.

One of the miners carefully picked up the excavated soil and carefully analyzed its composition. Several miners gathered around, waiting for the conclusion.

"You can be sure that there must be iron ore down here, and the reserves are still very rich." Not long after, the miner shouted in surprise and said with certainty.

Over the past few days, these ore engineers have been conducting surveys in Haicheng, Gaiping, and Xiuyan, and finally determined that these places contain rich iron ore reserves, which are even better than the iron ore discovered in Daye, Hubei.

Where does this belong? Belonging to the boundary between Haicheng County and Liaoyang Prefecture, in later generations, this area became a new city, that is Anshan City, and beyond it is the Benxi Iron Mine. The iron ore reserves of these two places rank first in the country.

"No wonder those Asians and Westerners are always wandering around here. It seems that they are also eyeing this place." Another miner said with emotion.

It is often foreigners who first identify the Chinese people's own resources.

"Don't say so much, go back and report the situation to General Wei."

These people were dispatched from the Hanyang Iron and Steel Plant on Wei Jichen's entrustment to Zhang Zhidong.

Fengtian is rich in resources, and the iron ore mines in Liaodong are second to none, and they are still under his jurisdiction. Since Wei Jichen wants to report to the court to set up factories and open mines, he must first make complete preparations and come up with sufficient information.

As for the coal mines, there is no need to worry. The coal mines in Fushun are rich in reserves and have a long history of mining. However, before the Opium War, the Qing government strictly prohibited the mining of coal fields for fear of damaging the dragon's veins. After the Opium War, the Qing government's finances were extremely poor and its national strength was declining. In the face of internal and external difficulties, the ban on the development of the Fushun coalfield had to be lifted.

Wei Jichen wants to carry out industrial layout and connect Fushun, Anshan and Benxi by railway to become the capital of heavy industry in the Northeast. Although things are complicated, as long as he does it, sooner or later it will be realized.

The first step is to make the court think that foreigners are starting to peek into these places, so they have to raise money to mine them on their own. After there is iron and coal, the second step is to set up an ordnance manufacturing bureau to make their own guns and cannons, and to produce their own rails. , build railways.

According to the current model of running these mining factories, where officials supervise the business offices, Wei Jichen can be both an official and a businessman secretly, so it is not far away that he can control these mining and iron factories.

At this time, Wei Jichen was on his way to the provincial capital of Fengtian.

Yulu, the former general of Shengjing, could not withstand the strong public opinion offensive within the court and was demoted to general of Fuzhou. However, the former general of Heilongjiang, Yiketang'a, was promoted to general of Shengjing because of his good performance in the Sino-Japanese War.

Therefore, Wei Jichen took more than a dozen soldiers and went to Fengtian to congratulate him on taking office.

Although Yiktang'a is a Manchu, he still made outstanding achievements in the struggle against Japan and aggression, and in safeguarding national sovereignty and territorial integrity. He is known as the Overseas Emperor of the three northeastern provinces and is known as General Tiger.

When he was in Heilongjiang, he worked with the imperial censor Wu Dacheng and others to determine the Sino-Russian border, strive to return the Tuzi boundary sign and Heidingzi place, and reaffirm China's navigation rights on the Tumen River. Wu Dacheng admired his wisdom and courage. The word "dragon and tiger" was written in Fenbi and carved on stone to commemorate it.

During the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1894, Yiktangga even made a pledge without hesitation to personally lead the army to Fengtian and agreed to go to Seoul to fight the Japanese army. Compared with Yulu, it was a world of difference.

Later, he cooperated with Nie Shicheng and Wei Jichen to win the great victory at Caohekou in Dakaoling. Unfortunately, Wei Jichen did not meet Yiketang'a that time.

The reason why Wei Jichen went to see him was because he knew that Yiktang'a was very wary of the Russians, and that during his tenure as General Shengjing, he had sent a memorial to invite troops to train, build forts, railways, and guns. , mining, organizing team training and other six things. The Qing government attached great importance to mining administration, and ordered the proper planning and operation of the mine, which showed that he had extraordinary knowledge. Unfortunately, he died early, in 1901.

Shengjing City is the capital of the Qing Dynasty. There are many Eight Banners officers and soldiers in the city. Due to the flaws of the system, most of these Eight Banners officers and soldiers live like parasites. They have long lost the toughness of their ancestors, and there are not a few who are in despair.

After Wei Jichen entered the city, he found that since the Japanese army withdrew from Liaodong, these people began to live in drunkenness and sleep again. The streets were full of idle flag soldiers strolling in groups, and people playing with birds and walking dogs could be seen everywhere. In short, most people were doing nothing for the day. The monk rings the day bell.

Wei Jichen led his soldiers straight to the Shengjing Yamen. Before he walked in, he saw a lot of traffic and people coming and going at the door of the Yamen. He saw that they all came to pay a visit to Yiketang'a. A new boss took office, and officials from all over the country dared not come. See you?

There is a red light hanging outside the door of the Yamen, and there are two squatting stone lions in front of the door.

When he reached the door, Wei Jichen got off his horse and handed over a greeting card. Not long after, a clerk respectfully invited him in.

As soon as he reached the door of the hall, the clerk shouted: "General Wei is here!"

Immediately afterwards, a veteran general led the accompanying officials to greet him.

This man must be Yiketang'a. Wei Jichen saw that his hair was all white, his face carved with a knife showed the vicissitudes of time, but his body was still strong.

Yiketang'a came towards him with hasty steps but without losing his composure. Without waiting for Wei Jichen to speak, he took his hands and said enthusiastically and sincerely: "Our great savior from Fengtian is here. I am so unfortunate and honored. "

All the officials were enthusiastic and a little jealous, and came forward to say hello.

"The general praises him so much, Zijie is so ashamed." Wei Jichen replied with fear.

Yiketang'a did not let go of Wei Jichen's hand, but took his hand and walked into the hall. He smiled and said as he walked: "Without Zijie's counterattack, our Fengtian Province will lose most of its territory, let alone Zijie." Jie is now training a new army and stationed in Liaodong. He is our shield from heaven. The stability of the province depends on Zijie alone. Zijie deserves the title of General of Liaodong. "

The imperial court does not have the position of General Liaodong. Yiketang'a said this, which is obviously a compliment.